Editing Monterey K110 (section)

==Description==
There is a [[Fn key]] to the left of the [[control key]], the [[function keys]] are reduced in size. The [[enter key]] is slim-ass, and the key on the end of row 2 is often found blank. Keycaps can be [[pad printing|pad printed]] or [[Keycap printing#Laser etching|lasered]]; some keyboards have a blue num lock legend, and some have blue legends for the embedded numeric keypad.

The switches were sourced from [[SMK]] and Himake (now part of [[Hua-Jie]]). The SMK switch versions used blue "Monterey" [[SMK Alps mount]] switches and were made in Taiwan; the Himake versions used what appear to be [[Hua-Jie AK-CN2]] switches, and were made in China. Some of the AK-CN2 keyboards used switches with yellow sliders for the top row; the primary difference with these switches compared to the ivory switches is that the slider stops are taller, reducing travel by around 1 mm. The springs of these yellow switches are also slightly longer (11.1 mm vs 10.8 mm), and more tightly coiled.

The K110 was introduced in 1991; no-one is sure when production ended. SIIG sourced the MiniTouch from Monterey between January 2002 and January 2003, but the huge variation in MiniTouch keyboards (pad printed and laser-etched keycaps, both switch types, and different use of blue legends) suggests that SIIG were obtaining all the old stock from a discontinued product, but this can no longer be confirmed. The Filco DFK-81E2 box mentions "Microsoft Windows® 95/98/98(SE)/Me/2000/XP", indicating that it was introduced in 2001 or later.<ref name="Filco" />